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Women's Hospital Guild
1945
Through persistent efforts of W.R. Peters,
administrator at Guilford General and then at the new High
Point Memorial Hospital, the Women’s Hospital Guild
was formed. The initial group of 12 women began a tradition
of giving, which has been a source of emotional support
and financial aid to the Hospital totaling over $4 million
through its 59-year history. |
 War
Thwarts Growth
1940's
Board members appealed to the federal
government for assistance in building a new facility, but
the government was helping only where there was a definite
war-connected need for hospital facilities. The Board turned
to the community and High Point’s citizens once again
met the challenge. |
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Social Challenge
1947
Dr. Jack Lynch and Nursing Supervisor
Ophelia Corbitt confronted the hospital’s social policy
of segregation. Mrs. Corbitt, head nurse of the "colored"
ward, called Dr. Lynch, a pediatrician who had been in town
just two weeks, to help her with a 3-pound black baby who
needed special care. The hospital’s only incubator was
located in the all-white nursery, and Dr. Lynch decided to
break hospital policy and move the black baby so it could
receive the care it needed. The baby survived. |
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